Ethnoarchaeology and Archaeological Ethnography

Description

Through knowledge and understanding, students will be able to: • Describe the interaction between anthropology and archaeology • Demonstrate an understanding of the historical development of the specializations of ethnoarchaeology and archaeological ethnographies • Relate to ethnoarchaeological interpretation of material culture • Recognize the ethical implications of carrying out anthropological research • Observe different communities in multiple contexts Through intellectual skills, students will be able to: • Establish the ability to think generally and comparatively in defining ethnoarchaeology and archaeological ethnography • Critique different research studies in the specializations of ethnoarchaeology and archaeological ethnography • Hypothesize relations between spaces, communities and objects Through professional and practical skills, students will be able to: • Apply ethnoarchaeological research • Conduct an archaeological ethnography Through general and transferable skills, students will be able to: • Carry out multi-disciplinary • Speak to communities to find information • Speak publicly • Work in a team

Program

Egyptian Archaeology

Objectives

• This course aims at introducing students to ethno-archaeology and archaeological ethnographies. It will explore how they interact with archaeological interpretation and cultural heritage documentation. The first part of the course will focus on ethnoarchaeology, and how the sociocultural systems of contemporary communities have material correlation with history. These cultural remainders can be used to develop analogic inferences about their interpretation and usage of sites of ritual value and material culture. The course will then develop into discussing archaeological ethnography that shifts focus from the archaeological interpretation of sites and artefacts into creating active archaeological spaces of heritage in a modern perspective. Throughout the course there will be constant comparison between archaeology and anthropology.